Today, people are often introduced to a great literary work through another medium, such as film or television. Before the advent of film, opera often was the medium that brought a novel to a new audience.<\/p>\n
Opera enthusiast Eugene Galperin, Ph.D., an assistant professor of mathematics at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, will discuss how the Sorrows of Young Werther<\/i>, a pivotal work of Romantic literature by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, was transformed into a renowned opera in \u201cWerther<\/i> – When a Famous Novel and Sublime Music meet a Great Singer.\u201d<\/p>\n
The presentation is at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, in the Dale Snow Theatre of ESU\u2019s Fine and Performing Arts Center, Normal and Marguerite streets, and is open to the public at no cost.<\/p>\n
In his presentation Galperin will discuss the novel, Goethe\u2019s first masterpiece, its personal and cultural impact and its importance to the Romantic literary movement.<\/p>\n
The talk also will examine why the novel was so adaptable to opera and explore the relevance of opera to today\u2019s world.<\/p>\n
In addition, Galperin will focus on the lyrical, dramatic and heroic faces of Jonas Kaufmann, one of the greatest singers of our generation, who is cast to perform the title role.<\/p>\n
The talk, the fourth presentation on \u201cWhy Opera Still is Relevant Today,\u201d is an introduction to the upcoming Metropolitan Opera HD broadcasts at the Cinemark theater at the Stroud Mall.<\/p>\n
Jules Massenet\u2019s opera, Werther<\/i>, will be shown at Cinemark at 12:55 p.m. Saturday, March 15, and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 19.<\/p>\n
The March 12 program at ESU is being sponsored by the Departments of Music and Theatre. For more information, please call Galperin at 570-422-3931.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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